Shortcut Key Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS
One Key Shortcuts
Keyboard Diagram...................................................................... 3
Printable Keyboard Stickers......................................................... 14
Keyboard Shortcut
Commands by Category
Assembly.................................................................................... 4
Drawing Manager....................................................................... 4
General....................................................................................... 4
Part............................................................................................. 4
Placed Features........................................................................... 4
Sketch........................................................................................ 5
Tools........................................................................................... 5
View........................................................................................... 5
Work Features............................................................................ 5
Multi-Character Command
Aliases by Category
Annotation................................................................................. 6
Assembly.................................................................................... 6
Cable & Harness......................................................................... 6-7
Dimension.................................................................................. 7
Drawing Manager....................................................................... 8
Dynamic Simulation.................................................................... 8
Frame Analysis............................................................................ 8-9
Mold Design............................................................................... 9-10
Part............................................................................................. 10
Placed Features........................................................................... 11
Presentation................................................................................ 11
Sheet Metal................................................................................ 11
Sketch........................................................................................ 11-12
Sketch Features........................................................................... 12
Stress Analysis............................................................................. 12-13
Tools........................................................................................... 13
Tube & Pipe................................................................................ 13
View........................................................................................... 13
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ONE KEY SHORTCUTS [SEE PRINTABLE KEYBOARD STICKERS ON PAGE 14]

SKETCH VISIBILITY
ZOOM SELECTED

PREVIOUS VIEW

SLICE GRAPHICS

CONSTRAINTS

CONSTRAINTS
HOME VIEW

SHOW ALL

HIDE ALL
CANCEL

ROTATE
HELP

PAN
Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 PrtScn
SysRq
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Break

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Ctrl Start Alt Alt Ctrl

= EQUAL / Constrains curves to equal DELETE 

radius or length. DELETE / Removes the selected item
from the model or drawing.
; GROUNDED WORK POINT / Creates a
grounded work point and activates the END ZOOM SELECTED / Zooms in on a
3D Move/Rotate tool. specifically selected item.

/ WORK AXIS / Creates a new work axis. ESC CANCEL / Closes the active tool.

] WORK PLANE / Creates a new work HOME ZOOM ALL / Zooms to the extents of all
plane. objects in the graphics window.

. WORK POINT / Creates a new work PAGE UP

point. LOOK AT / Looks at a selected entity.

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KEYBOARD SHORTCUT COMMANDS

Assembly General
ALT-DRAG MOUSE CTRL-A SHIFT-RIGHT MOUSE CLICK
MATE CONSTRAINT / Applies a mate SELECT ALL / Selects everything on the SELECT / Activates the select command
constraint. screen. menu.

CTRL-H CTRL-C
REPLACE COMPONENT / Replaces COPY / Copies selected items.
one assembly component with another

Part
component. CTRL-F 
FIND / Presents the Find Part Sketches
SHIFT-TAB dialog box in part files; opens the Find
PROMOTE / Removes a part from a Assembly Components dialog box in
subassembly and makes it an individual assembly files. CTRL-SHIFT-K
part in the parent assembly. CHAMFER / Activates the Chamfer tool.
CTRL-N
NEW / Displays the New File dialog box. CTRL-SHIFT-L
LOFT / Activates the Loft tool.
CTRL-O

Drawing Manager
OPEN / Displays the Open dialog box, CTRL-SHIFT-M
to open an existing file. MIRROR / Activates the Mirror tool.

CTRL-P
CTRL-SHIFT-N PRINT / Displays the Print dialog box.
NEW SHEET / Inserts a new drawing

Placed Features
sheet. CTRL-S
SAVE / Displays the Save As dialog box.
CTRL-SHIFT-T
LEADER TEXT / Adds notes with leader CTRL-V
lines to a drawing. PASTE / Pastes a cut or copied item from CTRL-SHIFT-O
one location to another. CIRCULAR PATTERN / Opens the Circular
Pattern dialog box.
CTRL-X
CUT / Cuts selected items. CTRL-SHIFT-R
RECTANGULAR PATTERN / Opens the
CTRL-Y  Rectangular Pattern dialog box.
REDO / Redoes previously undone
commands. CTRL-SHIFT-S
SWEEP / Activates the Sweep tool.
CTRL-Z
UNDO / Undoes the effects of commands.

DELETE 
DELETE / Removes the selected item from
the model or drawing.

QUIT EXIT / Quits the application; prompts to

save documents.
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KEYBOARD SHORTCUT COMMANDS
Sketch
= EQUAL / Constrains curves to equal radius
or length.
F7 SLICE GRAPHICS / Slices away temporarily
the portion of the model that obscures the
plane.
F8 SHOW ALL CONSTRAINTS / Displays all
constraints.
F9 HIDE ALL CONSTRAINTS / Hides All
constraints.
Tools
ALT-F8 CTRL-0 TOGGLE SCREEN / Toggles screen.
MACROS / Opens the Macros dialog box.
ALT-F11 DEGREES OF FREEDOM / Displays
VISUAL BASIC EDITOR / Launches the
Microsoft Visual Basic Editor.
ESC CANCEL / Closes the active tool.
F1 HELP / Opens the Inventor help files.
View
ALT-. USER WORK POINTS VISIBILITY / Makes
work points visible.
ALT-] USER WORK PLANE VISIBILITY / Makes
work planes visible.
ALT-/ USER WORK AXES VISIBILITY / Makes
work axes visible.
CTRL-. ORIGIN POINTS VISIBILITY / Makes the
default origin points visible.
CTRL-]
ORIGIN PLANE VISIBILITY / Makes the
default origin planes visible.
CTRL-/ SHIFT-F3
ORIGIN AXES VISIBILITY / Makes the
default origin axes visible.
CTRL-SHIFT-E
degrees of freedom.
CTRL-SHIFT-Q
IMATE GLYPH / Activates the iMate Glyph
tool.
CTRL-W
STEERING WHEELS / Displays the Steering
Wheel view tool.
END ZOOM SELECTED / Zooms in on a
specifically selected item.
F2 PAN / Views areas of the graphics
window. (You must hold the [F2] key
down.)
F3 ZOOM SELECTED / Realtime zoom in and
out of the graphics window. (You must
hold the [F3] key down.)
F4 ROTATE / Rotates objects in the graphics
window.
F5 PREVIOUS VIEW / Returns to the last
display.
F6 HOME VIEW / Rotates objects in the
graphics window into an isometric
orientation.
F10 SKETCH VISIBILITY / Makes sketches
visible.
HOME ZOOM ALL / Zooms to the extents of all
objects in the graphics window.
PAGE UP
LOOK AT / Looks at a selected entity.
ZOOM WINDOW / Zooms to the area you
define with a window.
SHIFT-F5
NEXT VIEW / Advances to the next view.
SHIFT-MIDDLE MOUSE CLICK
ROTATE / Rotates a model.
Work Features
; GROUNDED WORK POINT / Creates a
grounded work point and activates the 3D
Move/Rotate tool.
/ WORK AXIS / Creates a new work axis.
] WORK PLANE / Creates a new work
plane.
. WORK POINT / Creates a new work
point.
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Annotation
BA AUTO BALLOON / Creates one or more
item balloons used to identify components
in drawing views.
CAT CATERPILLAR / Adds a weld caterpillar
annotation.
CB CENTERLINE BISECTOR / Adds a
centerline bisector.
CL CENTERLINE / Adds a centerline.
CM CENTER MARK / Adds a center mark.
DI DATUM IDENTIFIER SYMBOL / Adds a
datum identifier symbol.
EF END FILL / Adds a weld end fill annotation
in a drawing view or on a 3D weld bead
to represent the hatched or filled region
indicating the end of a weld bead.
F FEATURE CONTROL FRAME / Places a
feature control frame in drawing files.
FI FEATURE IDENTIFIER SYMBOL / Adds a
feature identifier symbol.
HTF HOLE TABLE-FEATURES / Selects feature
set (all punch center instances from a
single feature).
HTS HOLE TABLE-SELECTION / Selects
recovered punch centers individually.
HTV HOLE TABLE-VIEW / Adds a hole table to
a view.
LE LEADER TEXT / Adds notes with leader
lines to a drawing.
PL PARTS LIST / Creates a parts list.
RT REVISION TAG / Adds revision tags to a
drawing.
RTB REVISION TABLE / Creates a revision
table.
ST SURFACE TEXTURE SYMBOL / Adds a
surface texture symbol.
SY SYMBOLS / Addssketched symbolsto a
drawing sheet.
T TEXT / Activates the text tool in a drawing
file.
TB TABLE / Creates a table.
WS WELDING SYMBOL / Provides annotation
and acts as a grouping mechanism by
referencing multiple beads with a single
welding symbol.
Assembly
C CONSTRAINTS / Adds an assembly
constraint.
CO COPY COMPONENTS / Creates acopyof
thecomponent.
G ROTATE COMPONENT / Activates the
Rotate tool.
IA ANALYZE INTERFERENCE / Analyzes
assemblies for interference.
MI MIRROR COMPONENTS / Creates a
mirror component.
N CREATE COMPONENT / Displays the
Create In-Place Component dialog box.
P PLACE COMPONENT / Places a
component in the current assembly.
PC PATTERN COMPONENT / Selects one
or more components to include in the
pattern.
RA REPLACE ALL / Replaces all occurrences
of the component in the current assembly.
V MOVE COMPONENT / Activates the
Move Component command.
Cable & Harness
AR AUTOMATIC ROUTE / Automatically
routes one or more selected wires into
segments based on the shortest path
through the network and the segment
opening that is closest to the wire start
and endpoints.
BR CHECK BEND RADIUS / Checks for bends
that do not meet the specified minimum
bend radius on segments, and routed and
unrouted wires and cables in the active
harness assembly.
BS BROKEN SKETCH ENTITY / Sets the
start point and endpoint for the length to
remove from the cable, wire, or segment.
CA CONNECTOR AUTHORING / Adds Cable
and Harness-specific data to complete the
definition of connectors for use in Cable
and Harness.
CC CREATE CABLE / Creates a cable
containing multiple wires that are
connected or terminated to selected pins
within a harness assembly.
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Cable & Harness
CF CREATE FOLD / Creates fold.
CR CREATE RIBBON CABLE / Creates a
ribbon cable between a start and end
connector.
CS CREATE SEGMENT / Creates a harness
segment.
CV PLACE CONNECTOR VIEWS / Places
connector views.
CW CREATE WIRE / Creates a wire between
selected pins within a harness assembly.
E EDIT / Edits nailboard sketch.
EH EXPORT HARNESS DATA / Exports
harness data.
F FAN IN / Collapses wire stubs on top of
one another to reduce the detail or clutter
in nailboard documentation.
FO FAN OUT / Equally distributes wire stubs
about the endpoint of a segment using
the specified angle and sorting direction.
HA CREATE HARNESS / Adds the harness
subassembly to an assembly file with the
specified name and location, and displays
the Cable and Harness tab.
HD HARNESS DIMENSION / Adds a driven,
aligned dimension between 2 points.
HP HARNESS PROPERTIES / Custom
properties of harness components.
IH IMPORT HARNESS DATA / Imports
harness data.
*NOTE: The same alias can perform different commands depending on the design environment and object you are working on.
Dimension
L CABLE & HARNESS LIBRARY / Adds new BD BASELINE DIMENSION / Adds baseline
library definitions, and modifies, copies, dimensions.
and deletes existing library definitions for
harness objects such as wires, cables, raw BN BEND NOTES / Creates or edits a bend
ribbon cables, and virtual parts. note.
NB NAILBOARD / Specifies the harness CN CHAMFER NOTE / Adds a chamfer note
assembly and setup to create or edit a to a drawing view.
nailboard view.
D GENERAL DIMENSION / Adds a
P PIVOT / Fixes segment points so you can dimension to a sketch or drawing.
drag the selected segment relative to that
fixed point.* HN HOLE/THREAD NOTES / Adds a hole or
thread note with a leader line.
P PLACE PIN / Places a pin.*
O ORDINATE DIMENSION SET / Activates
PD PROPERTY DISPLAY / Displays properties the Ordinate Dimension Set command.
for the selected objects.
OD ORDINATE DIMENSION / Adds an
PG PLACE PIN GROUP / Automatically places ordinate dimension.
multiple pins with the specified naming,
configuration, and orientation on a part. PN PUNCH NOTES / Creates a punch note.
RG REPORT / Process reports for the active
harness assembly.
RH REVIEW HARNESS DATA / Reviews
harness data.
RT ROUTE / Routes cables and wires
manually.
RW RECONNECT WIRE PINS / Reconnects
wire pins.
SP CREATE SPLICE / Creates a splice.
TB TABLE / Creates a table.
U UNROUTE / Unroutes selected wires from
selected segments.
V ASSIGN VIRTUAL PARTS / Assigns virtual
parts.
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Drawing Manager
AV AUXILIARY VIEW / Places an auxiliary
view by projecting from an edge or line in
a parent view.
B BALLOON, BOM / Activates the Balloon
tool or displays the BOM Properties dialog
box, depending on the work environment.
BV BASE VIEW / Creates a base view.
BRV BREAK / Creates a broken, foreshortened
view.
BO BREAK OUT / Removes a defined area
of material to expose obscured parts or
features in an existing drawing view.
CR CROP / Use to set boundary type
and visibility of crop cut lines for crop
operations.
DV DETAIL VIEW / Provides circular and
rectangular shapes of detail profile.
PV PROJECTED VIEW / Creates a projected
view.
RD RETRIEVE DIMENSIONS / Retrieves model
dimensions in a drawing.
SV SECTION VIEW / Creates a section view.
Dynamic Simulation
AVI PUBLISH MOVIE / Creates AVI animation.
CC CONVERT ASSEMBLY CONSTRAINTS /
Converts assembly constraints.
CSA PUBLISH TO STUDIO / Creates studio
animation.
DM DYNAMIC MOTION / Dynamic part
motion.
F FORCE / Applies force on the selected
objects.
FEA EXPORT TO FEA / Exports to FEA.
J INSERT JOINT / Inserts joint.
MS MECHANISM STATUS AND
REDUNDANCIES / Provides model status
information and guides you through the
process of repairingredundant constraints.
OG OUTPUT GRAPHER / Displays graphs
and numerical values of all the input and
output variables in asimulationduring and
after the simulation completes.
RF REFERENCE FRAME / Creates a Reference
Frame from the input provided.
SET DYNAMIC SIMULATION SETTINGS / Sets
options that apply to the entire Dynamic
Simulation session.
TO TORQUE / Applies torque on the selected
objects.
TR TRACE / Creates the absolute or relative
kinematic values (trajectory, velocity, and
acceleration) of one or more points placed
anywhere on a component.
UF UNKNOWN FORCE / Calculates the
required force, torque, or jack to keep a
mechanism in static equilibrium for a given
position
Frame Analysis
A ANIMATE RESULTS / Animates the
selected simulation results.
AM AXIAL MOMENT / Adds an axial moment.
B PROBE / Displays the simulation results for
a specific point on the model.
BC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS / Toggles
display of all boundary conditions.
BD BEAM DETAIL / Displays detailed results
(diagrams, tables) for the selected beams
of a structure.
BM BENDING MOMENT / Applies the
bending moment to the selected beam.
C CREATE SIMULATION / Creates a
simulation.
CB COLOR BAR / Edits color bar.
CL CONTINUOUS LOAD / Applies and
distributes uniform load along the beam
you select.
D DIAGRAM / Adds custom user diagram.
EX EXPORT / Exports to robot structural
analysis.
F FORCE / Applies a force of the specified
magnitude to the selected faces, edges, or
vertices.
FL FLOATING PINNED CONSTRAINT / Adds
floating pinned constraint.
LB BEAM LABELS / Toggles display of beam
labels.
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Frame Analysis
LN NODE LABELS / Toggles display of node
labels.
LP PROBE LABELS / Toggles visibility of probe
labels.
LS LOCAL SYSTEMS / Toggles display of
beam local systems.
LV LOAD VALUES / Toggles display of load
values.
MA BEAM MATERIALS / Enables you to
change the material of the beam.
MO MOMENT / Applies the general moment
to the selected beam.
N NO SHADING / Turns off the Shaded
Results display.
P BEAM PROPERTIES / Provides physical
and engineering properties of a frame
member, and enables you to customize
the data.
PN PINNED CONSTRAINT / Applies pinned
constraint when no displacement and free
rotation is allowed on beam or node.
R REPORT / Generates a report.
RE RELEASE / Assigns a release of specified
degrees of freedom to a selected beam in
a structure.
RL RIGID LINK / Enables you to define a rigid
link between selected nodes in a frame
structure.
S SIMULATE / Runs a simulation.
X FIXED CONSTRAINT / Applies a fixed
constraint on selected faces, edges, or
vertices.
*NOTE: The same alias can perform different commands depending on the design environment and object you are working on.
Mold Design
2D 2D DRAWING / Creates one or more
drawing documents.
AM ANIMATE RESULTS / Animates the
selected simulation results.
AO ADJUST ORIENTATION / Prompts the
Adjust Orientation dialog box.
AP ADJUST POSITION / Prompts the Adjust
Position dialog box.
AR AUTO RUNNER SKETCH / Creates an
auto runner sketch.
AU MOLD BASE AUTHOR / Assigns
component attributes before inserting
a user defined mold base.
BC BRIDGE CURVE / Connects curves by G2
continuity.
BL MOLD BOOLEAN / Integrates the
interference checking function and the
Boolean calculation.
BR BOUNDED RUNOFF SURFACE / Creates a
runoff surface.
CC COOLING CHANNEL CHECK / Checks
cooling channels for safety, interference,
and distance between cooling system
segments.*
CC PLACE CORE AND CAVITY / Places or
deletes imported core and cavity.*
CD CORE/CAVITY / Core/Cavity design and
analysis environment.
CH COOLING CHANNEL / Creates a cooling
channel.*
CH CREATE HEEL / Creates one or more heels
on an insert.*
CI CREATE INSERT / Creates an insert.
CM COMBINE CORES AND CAVITIES /
Creates, edits, or deletes a combined core
or cavity.
CP PLACE CORE PIN / Places a core pin into a
mold.
CS COOLING COMPONENT / Specifies the
components that conduct the coolant
through the cooling channels.
CW COLD WELL / Defines the cold wells that
are at the end of the sprue or on a runner.
DW DEFINE WORKPIECE SETTING / Enables
you to generate a rectangular or cylindrical
workpiece, which is the precondition for
generating the core and cavity.
EJ EJECTOR / Creates an ejector pin to eject
a plastic part.
EM EDIT MOLDABLE PART / Edits a moldable
part.
ES USE EXISTING SURFACE / Creates, edits,
or deletes the existing patching or runoff
surface.
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Mold Design
ET EXTEND RUNOFF SURFACE / Extends
runoff surface.
F FINISH CORE/CAVITY / Activates core and
cavity environment.
GC GENERATE CORE AND CAVITY / Creates
the required files for the core and cavity.
GP GATE LOCATION / Sets gate locations.
GT GATE / Adds a gate.
JM JOB MANAGER / Monitors the progress
of analyses and, if necessary, stops an
analysis.
PH CREATE PLANAR PITCH / Creates planar
pitch.
PI PLACE INSERT / Places a previously
generated insert in the mold assembly.
PP PLASTIC PART/ Places one or more parts
into a Mold Design project.
PR SET PLOT PROPERTY / Sets plot property.
PS CREATE PATCHING SURFACE / Creates
patching surface.*
PS MOLD PROCESS SETTINGS / Opens mold
process settings.*
SM SELECT MATERIAL / Selects material.
SP SECONDARY SPRUE / Provides the means
to add a new secondary sprue to the mold
design and to edit, delete, and adjust the
dimensions of the secondary sprue.
UM USER MOLD BASE / Places a user-defined
mold base.
WP WORKPIECE POCKET / Creates pockets
for a rectangular workpiece.

LA LIFTER / Places a lifter assembly into the

mold so the mold can open and close
smoothly.
LR LOCATING RING / Creates a locating ring.
MB MOLD BASE / Provides the tools to create
a mold base.
MF MOLD FILL ANALYSIS / Predicts the
thermoplastic polymer flow inside the
mold during the filling phase.
MP PART PROCESS SETTINGS / Determines
the optimum mold temperature, melt
temperature, and injection time based on
the selected material and part geometry.
MS MANUAL SKETCH / Activates the sketch
environment of a part where you can draw
an insert sketch.
NM CREATE MOLD DESIGN / Creates mold
design.
PT PATTERN / Duplicates one plastic part and
arranges the resulting occurrences in a Part
rectangular, circular, or variable pattern.
1 TOGGLE SMOOTH / Activates the toggle
RN RUNNER / Creates a runner. smooth command.
RR RADIATE RUNOFF SURFACE / Creates, E EDIT FORM / Edits an existing form to
edits, or deletes a radiated runoff surface. add, remove, or modify controls.
RS CREATE RUNOFF SURFACE / Creates a
runoff surface.
SA SLIDER / Creates a standard slider.
SB SPRUE BUSHING / Creates a custom or
vendor sprue bushing.
SK MOLD SHRINKAGE / Estimates the
percentage of shrinkage that occurs based
on the mold dimensions.*
SK PART SHRINKAGE / Estimates the
percentage of shrinkage on an individual
part.*

PF PART FILL ANALYSIS / Reveals SL LOCK SET / Creates a side lock or an

information about the flow of polymer interlock.
through parts.

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Placed Features
CH CHAMFER / Creates a chamfer.
DE DIRECT EDIT / Allows you to make quick
edits to existing solids.
EF END FILL / Adds a weld end fill annotation
in a drawing view or on a 3D weld bead
to represent the hatched or filled region
indicating the end of a weld bead.
F FILLET / Creates a fillet in part and
assembly files.
GW GROOVE WELD / Creates a groove weld
feature in a weldment assembly that
connects two face sets with a solid weld
bead.
MI MIRROR / Creates a mirror feature.
Q CREATE IMATE / Displays the Create
iMate dialog box, for developing iMates.
RP RECTANGULAR PATTERN / Creates
rectangular pattern of feature.
S 2D SKETCH / Activates the 2D Sketch
command.
S3 NEW SKETCH / Activates the 3D Sketch
command.
SH SHELL / Removes material from a part
interior, creating a hollow cavity with walls
of a specified thickness.
TH THREAD / Creates threads in holes or on
shafts, studs, or bolts.
W FILLET / Activates the Fillet tool.
WS WELDING SYMBOL / Provides annotation
and acts as a grouping mechanism by
referencing multiple beads with a single
welding symbol.
Presentation
CV CREATE VIEW / Adds a new presentation
view.
T TWEAK COMPONENTS / Tweaks
components in a presentation.
Sheet Metal
BE BEND / Creates a bend.
CC CORNER CHAMFER / Activates the corner
chamfer command.
CF CONTOUR FLANGE / Creates a contour
flange.
CR CORNER ROUND / Adds fillets or rounds
to one or more corners of a sheet metal
part.
CS CORNER SEAM / Defines the corner
seams you add to sheet metal faces.
FA FACE / Creates a sheet metal face.
FO FOLD / Defines the fold in a sheet metal
face along a sketched line that terminates
at face edges.
HEM HEM / Creates a folded hem along sheet
metal edges.
PT PUNCHTOOL / Defines the punch of a 3D
shape into a sheet metal face.
ST SHEET METAL DEFAULTS / Changes the
options and parameters for the active
sheet metal part from those options
defined by the selected Sheet Metal Rule.
Sketch
A BASELINE SET, ANIMATE, ARC /
Activates the Baseline Set, Animate, or Arc
tool, depending on the work environment.
A3 THREE POINT ARC / Draws a three-point
arc using dynamic input.
AD AUTO DIMENSION / Prompts the Auto
Dimension dialog box.
BE BEND / Creates a bend.
CE CENTER POINT CIRCLE / Draws a center
point circle using dynamic input.
CH CHAMFER / Creates a chamfer.
CP CIRCULAR PATTERN / Creates circular
pattern of sketch geometry.
EL ELLIPSE / Creates anellipsewith a center
point, a major axis, and a minor axis that
you define.
EX EXTEND / Makes surfaces larger in one or
more directions.
FI FILLET / Addsfilletsorroundsto one or
more edges of a part, between two face
sets, or between three adjacent face sets.
H FILL/HATCH SKETCH REGION / Hatches
or color fills an enclosed boundary in a
drawing sketch.
I VERTICAL / Activates the vertical
constraint tool.
L LINE / Creates a line or arc.
MI MIRROR / Mirrors sketch geometry about
a selected plane.
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Sketch
MO MOVE / Moves selected sketch geometry
from point to point, or move a copy of the
geometry.
O OFFSET / Duplicates selected sketch
geometry, and positions it an offset
distance from the original.
PO POINT, CENTER POINT / Sketches points
and center points.
POL POLYGON / Creates polygon shapes.
REC TWO POINT RECTANGLE / Draws a
two-point rectangle using dynamic input.
REC3 THREE POINT RECTANGLE / Draws a
three-point rectangle using dynamic input.
RO ROTATE COMPONENT / Activates the
Rotate Component command.
RP RECTANGULAR PATTERN / Creates
rectangular pattern of sketch geometry.
SP SPLINE / Creates a spline.
TC TANGENT CIRCLE / Creates circle tangent
to three lines.
X TRIM / Activates the Trim command.
*NOTE: The same alias can perform different commands depending on the design environment and object you are working on.
Sketch Features
BP BEND PART / Bends a portion of a part.
E EXTRUDE / Extrudes a profile.
H HOLE / Creates a hole in a feature.
LO LOFT / Creates lofted features or bodies
by blending multiple profiles into smooth
shapes between the profiles or part faces.
R REVOLVE / Revolves a sketch.
SW SWEEP / Creates a sweep feature.
Stress Analysis
A ANIMATE RESULTS / Animates the
selected simulation results.
AC AUTOMATIC CONTACTS / Compares
automatic contacts.
BC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS / Toggles
display of all boundary conditions.
BE BEARING LOAD / Applies a bearing load
to a full or partial cylindrical surface.
BO BODY LOAD / Defines angular velocity
or angular or linear acceleration for the
model.
CC COLOR BAR / Displays the Color Bar
settings dialog box where you adjust the
color bar display parameters.
CF FIXED CONSTRAINT / Applies a fixed
constraint on selected faces, edges, or
vertices.
CP CONVERGENCE PLOT / Displays the plot
within a dialog box.*
CP PIN CONSTRAINT / Sets the pinned
constraint origin and offset.*
CS FRICTIONLESS CONSTRAINT / Applies a
frictionless constraint on selected faces.
CT CONTOUR SHADING / Displays color
changes using a strict banding between
colors.
FO FORCE LOAD / Applies a force of the
specified magnitude to the selected faces,
edges, or vertices.
GR GRAVITY LOAD / Creates a gravity load.
MAT ASSIGN MATERIALS / Opens the assign
materials dialogue box to assign materials
to a component.
MAX MAXIMUM RESULT / Turns on and off
the display of the point of maximum result
in the mode.
MC MANUAL CONTACT / Adds manual
contact conditions to selected geometry
elements.
MIN MINIMUM RESULT / Turns on and off the
display of the point of minimum result in
the model.
ML LOCAL MESH CONTROL / Adds a local
mesh control.
MO MOMENT LOAD / Applies a load of the
specified magnitude around the axis and
perpendicular to the face.
MS MESH SETTINGS / Specifies the mesh
sizing and coarseness.
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Stress Analysis
MV MESH VIEW / Displays the element
mesh used in the solution with the result
contours. Also displays the mesh over the
undeformed model.
N CREATE SIMULATION / Creates new
simulation.
NP NO SHADING / Turns off the Shaded
Results display.
P PROBE / Activates the Probe command.
You place probes as needed in areas of
interest to display the stress values for that
point.
PL PROBE LABELS / Toggles the visibility of
probe labels.
PR PRESSURE LOAD / Pressure load.
R REPORT / Generates a report.
RF REMOTE FORCE LOAD / Applies a force
of the specified magnitude to the selected
face.
S SIMULATE / Runs a simulation.
SC RESULT DISPLACEMENT SCALE /
Adjusts displacement scale.
SET STRESS ANALYSIS SETTINGS / Activates
the stress analysis settings dialog box.
SM SMOOTH SHADING / Displays color
changes using a blended transition.
SS SAME SCALE / Maintains the same scale
while viewing different results.
T PARAMETRIC TABLE / Accesses the
parametric table to specify design
constraints and parameter ranges.
*NOTE: The same alias can perform different commands depending on the design environment and object you are working on.
Tools
LA EDIT LAYERS / Specifies a layer name and
attributes for common display properties
of drawing objects.
M MEASURE DISTANCE / Opens the
Measure Distance window.
OP APPLICATION OPTIONS / Opens the
Application Options settings.
SE EDIT STYLES / Style and Standard Editor.
Tube & Pipe
AT TUBE & PIPE AUTHORING / Authors an
iPart or a normal part for publishing to the
Content Center Library.
CF CONNECT FITTINGS / Connects existing
fittings.
DR DERIVED MOTION / Creates or edits a
derived route.
ES EDIT BASE SKETCH / Edits the base 3D
sketch.
HL HOSE LENGTH / Edits hose length by
changing end tangency weights.
IG INCLUDE GEOMETRY / Introduces
reference geometry to the route sketch.
IN INSERT NODE / Inserts route node into
segment.
IO ISOGEN OUTPUT / Saves a file with a
specified name and ISOGEN file type.
MN MOVE NODE / Drags node to a new
location.
MS MOVE SEGMENT / Drags segment to a
new location.
NR NEW ROUTE / Adds new rigid piping and
bent tubing routes to a pipe run.
PF PLACE FITTING / Picks up a fitting from
your project work space to place into the
active run.
PR CREATE PIPE RUN / Creates pipe run.*
PR POPULATE ROUTE / Populates route.*
RT ROUTE / Starts or continues route
definition.
ST TUBE AND PIPE STYLES / Copies and
modifies existing style definitions and
delete styles you no longer use.
WT GROUNDED WORK POINT / Grounded
Work Point.
View
ORBIT FREE ORBIT / Rotates a model about
the center of the screen or about axes in
model space.
PAN PAN / Pans the view.
VC VIEWCUBE / Toggles the view of the
ViewCube.
Z ZOOM WINDOW / Zooms in on a
specified area.
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